Appearance Collection (page 4)

French soldiers washing at a pond, WW1
French soldiers siezing the opportunity of indulging in an al fresco wash in a village in Flanders in 1915. Date: 1915

The cottage problem: the need for sociability. How to erect eight houses with their garden plots. Two designs, ensuring adequate light and space, and a pleasant external appearance. 1914

Zeppelins aerial torpedo by G. H. Davis
The Zeppelins aerial torpedo: the appearance of the new missile. Top left: the launching cradle, showing firing pistol. Top right: the aerial torpedo with its turbine at rear end

German submarines in North Sea by G. H. Davis
The German submarines now operating against the British fleet in the North Sea. Sectional view of a German U-Boat, showing its flatter deck and boat-shaped appearance. 1914

1937 Coronation - Cheering throngs at the Palace
The astonishing spectacle outside Buckingham Palace after King George VI and Queen Elizabeth had driven through the gates and the crowd had surged on to the vast space below the windows

Advert for Nestle permanent hairwave 1923
What would you not give to have naturally wavy hair ? Iy cost the lady whose photographs are pictured here, but 3 guineas to have her hair permanently waved by Nestle into these gloriously becoming

Advert for Eugene permanant hair waving 1923
Naturally wavy hair in 2 and a half hours. From straight to naturally curly hair in 2 and a half hours! Permanent curls and waves, soft and exquisitely becoming - glowing with life and colour

Advert for Clipshaver eletric dry shaver 1937
Not the first but the perfected dry shaver. Not lauched in a hurry to start a vogue but the results of years of experimentation towards perfection

Advert for Eugene hair treatment 1923
New ways of creating straight hair. White long hair, permanently mounded into delightful waves and curls. Date: 1923

Advert for Inecto Salons: unwanted grey hair 1936
Grey hair treated by specialist. In the clever hands of an expert, at the Inecto daylight Salons, grey hair can to-day regain its natural colour and lustra in as little as thirty minutes

Advert for Inecto Salons: unwanted grey hair 1930
Grey hair. It is womens privilage to claim a youthful appearance yet greyness frequently bars the way. Gey hair can be banished easily and quickly with Inecto

Business card design, man with mirror
Business card design, depicting a man admiring his appearance in a full-length mirror. Date: 20th century

Lord Kitchener leaving the War Office
Lord Kitchener (1850-1916), in his first public appearance as Secretary for War, leaving the War Office to attend his first cabinet meeting

Advert for Eugene permanant hair waves & curls 1938
Eugene waves are essential to the smart set Enchanting little curls and natural waves imparted by the Eugene. 1938

Advert for Jamal machineless hair lotions 1938
The most comfortable permanent you can get... Secret of Jamals miraculous results and success with difficult hair lies in the five lotions which recondition your hair during the process

Rabbits and Fox
Three rabbits are alarmed by the appearance of a fox. Date: 1870

The Sneezing Man - Alphonse Levy illustration of Jewish Life
Postcard illustration by Alphonse Levy, a painter of Jewish life, depicting The Sneezing Man (possibly making a noise at an inappropriate moment?)

Comic Postcard - Housewives Choice! A queue of young ladies excitedly wait their turn to meet their new pop music idol at the stage door. Date: circa 1950s

Brachyera family specimens
Examples of five Brachyera families showing diversity of appearance, Apioceridae, Mydidae, Empididae, Pelecorhynchidae and Nemestrinidae. Specimens held at the Natural History Museum, London

Dore, Paul Gustave (1832-1883). La Sainte Bible. 1866. Tobias and the angel. Engraving

Advert for Eugene permanent wave 1922
A Permanent Wave as it SHOULD look Date: 1922

The actor Osagawa Tsuneo in his Kyoto appearance and the actor Ichimura Kamezo in the role of Soga Juro. Print shows two actors

Fourteenth appearance in this country of the celebrated New Orleans Ethiopian Serenaders. Date 1847

Advert for Cyclax cleansing lotion 1931
This overnight cleansing will make a difference in the morning. Morning mirrors never flatter - yet surely your skin is lighter in tone.... softer and smoother in texture

Waltzers Mocked
The waltz is much mocked when it first makes its appearance in the dance hall ! Date: early 19th century

Gentlemen prefer blondes
A group of brunette girls queuing outside the hairdressers, to get their hair dyed blonde because they are not getting the attention from the boys that they would like. 1926

Chalking Nails
A white chalk pencil applied to the nails gives a pleasing appearance to the fingertips! Date: 1930s

Revelations on Honeymoon
Revelations - 1st Chapter A hilarious postcard showing a couple on their honeymoon, revealing to each other (for seemingly yht efirst time!) their physical shortcomings

Royal Wedding 1947 - appearance on balcony
Crowds waiting outside Buckingham Palace on 20 November 1947 are rewarded by an appearance by the newlyweds and other members of the royal family on the balcony. 1947

The Duke and Duchess of York and their daughters
The Duke of York, in the uniform of a Rear-Admiral, and his wife the Duchess pass Trafalgar Square in an open Landau. Facing them are Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret. 1935

Duke of Edinburgh on television, 1957
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born 1921), opens International Geophysical Year on television in 1957 at Lime Grove Studios, Shepherds Bush, London

Rome / Colosseum C1820
An ingenious cutaway view which shows both the outward appearance and the internal construction Date: circa 1820

Ugly Duckling 2
Passers-by comment on the ugly ducklings ungainly appearance

FEU FOLLET
Two women praying in a French country churchyard are disturbed by the sudden appearance of a feu follet Date: 1877

Female Type / Italian
A pretty Italian woman wearing a revealing jacket. Date: 1918

Fatima Crowd - 2
General view of the crowd at the Cova da Iria, Fatima, during the culminating appearance of the Virgin Mary to the visionaries Date: 13 October 1917

New England Witches
The sinister appearance of a wolf at Salem Date: 1692

Elegant young woman -- The Final Touch
An elegant young woman puts on the final touch at her mirror before going out -- a gold coloured headscarf

A new use for letterboxes 1941
Pillar box tops should serve more useful purpose than the mere protection of letters. Here, a useful cosmetic container enables every passing lady to touch up and repair her appearance

Lady checks her appearance in a dressing table mirror
A glamourous lady in fur trimmed spotted wrap, stockings and high heels, checks her appearance in a slender dressing table mirror, draped with a scarf in a similar fabric to the wrap

Testing Candidates for the Post of Milk Sourer at a Cream Cheese Factory. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans

The Kaiser receiving reports of German troops
A photograph showing Kaiser Wilhelm II receiving reports from his generals about the disposition of the German troops during the Second Battle of Ypres

Sacred Jewish Vessels
JEWISH CEREMONIAL VESSELS despite its modern appearance, this fine print is from a 15th century Spanish manuscript

Japanese lady and mirror
A Japanese lady, keen to make sure she is immaculately dressed, uses mirrors to check her hairstyle and appearance

Polo match by electric light
A polo match played by electric light at the Ranelagh Club. The game did not begin until ten o clock in the evening. The ILN writes that, .the light, when thrown upon the players

Hawker Super Fury
The single-seat Fury fighter goes into service in 1931, and soon improved or modified models make their appearance, such as this Super Fury offering enhanced performance. Date: 1933

Reluctant Bather
A girl hesitates on the steps of her bathing machine, dismayed by the appearance of the sea, alarmingly different from the familiarity of the swimming baths !

Pearl Trimmed Headdress
Platinum, fifties blonde wearing a pearl trimmed headdress with a veil & triple pearl drop earrings. Her theatrical style eye make-up lends an exotic appearance

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